Bonanza Bird #17: Anna's Hummingbird

July 23, 2010 in Birdorable Bonanza 2010 and Hummingbirds with 6 comments

For 18 days we're adding a new Birdorable bird every day as part of our Birdorable Bonanza 2010. The Bonanza will be wrapping up soon! Today's bird is the Anna's Hummingbird! Anna's Hummingbird is a small species of bird native to the west coast of the United States. The species was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli, by French naturalist René Primevère Lesson.

Anna's Hummingbird by loismanow


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Tomorrow's bird will be the 18th and last in the Birdorable Bonanza. Can you guess what it is?

Comments

dominic morrell on July 23, 2010 at 8:49 AM wrote:

It's a secratary bird! P.S. That anna's hummingbird is so cute!

Canaduck on July 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM wrote:

Ooo I love secretary birds!!

Ashira on July 23, 2010 at 12:34 PM wrote:

A SECRETARY BIRD! 8D

dominic morrell on July 23, 2010 at 4:24 PM wrote:

What is wrong with the anna's hummingbird page!

Birdorable on July 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM wrote:

Yikes, Dominic! Thanks for the heads-up; it's fixed now.

Heather Richards on October 6, 2016 at 7:04 PM wrote:

A chocobo! The next bird is a chocobo!

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